Delve into the balikbayan experience, hop onto a jeepney, and try your hand at the Tinikling. These aspects of Philippine culture and Filipino diasporic experience are at the heart of the PASSOC Project!

The PASSOC (Philippine Arts and Social Studies in the Ontario Curriculum) Project is a collaboration between the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) and York University. It consists of curriculum content that reflects the cultural identity of the large and increasing number of Filipino students in the school system. Based on provincial learning expectations, the activities affirm Filipino experiences and identities, and ‘mainstreams’ the Philippines as a topic of study in three subject/grade areas: Grade 6 Social Studies, Grade 6-8 Dance, and Grade 8 Geography.

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Words from a PASSOC Role Model

“I think growing up having no Filipino role models made it challenging to embrace my Filipino heritage. Perhaps I may have even been embarrassed of my Filipino heritage at one point, even wanting to be white like everyone else. That later went away as I got older, when I realized that having my own culture was actually a strength and gave me an edge in many circumstances.”